title: Retinal detachment in penetrating keratoplasty patients.
abstract: We reviewed the records of 23 patients who had retinal detachment after penetrating keratoplasty. Seventeen retinas (74%) were reattached successfully. Of the six failures, four patients had hemorrhagic choroidal detachment at the time of keratoplasty. When these complex retinal detachments are subtracted, 17 of 19 patients (89%) had successful retinal reattachments. Of the 17 successes, only seven patients had visual acuity of 20/200 or better. Retinal detachments after penetrating keratoplasty can be repaired with a high rate of success, but visual results remain disappointing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sternberg
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Meredith
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002832:Choroid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity